coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed shot in the hardest-hit country in the Middle East.The vaccine, produced by Shifa Pharmed, part of a state-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate, is the first in the country to reach human trials.
President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran is cooperating with a “foreign country" to produce another vaccine expected to run in tests in human volunteers in February, without offering further details.Also Read | How Indians lived online during 2020Iran has struggled to stem the worst virus outbreak in the region, which has infected over 1.2 million people and killed nearly 55,000.The study, a Phase 1 clinical trial, will enroll a total of.